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May 04

Gifts Mom Will Love

Motherhood is arguably the hardest job any woman will ever accept. The seasons of motherhood ebb and flow from that first trimester tired to sleepless nights of teething, the awkward Read more

May 03

The Real Face of ADHD

*Guest Post by Melissa Bates As I write this, I’m not sure what words are going to follow. All I know is that my brain and my heart can’t handle Read more

Apr 30

Five Things Tiny Life Is Teaching Me

*Originally Published Sept. 17, 2017 I started jotting down an outline for this post three weeks ago about how my outlook on basic things has changed since going tiny. Traveling Read more

Apr 29

How To Use Vertical Space To Get The Most Out Of Your Tiny

Intentionally reducing your living space by 1000% (You read that right) means you have to get creative how you store, organize, and keep the items that made the cut when Read more

Apr 27

5 Former Must-Haves We Decided To Ditch

It is pretty incredible, as you begin to downsize and purge yourself of non-necessities, what you find you no longer need or haven’t even used. We have uncovered entire boxes Read more

Apr 26

A Day In The Life of A Roadschooler

We are asked all of the time about how we Roadschool our kids. “What do you do with them all day?” “Do they do real school work?” “How is what Read more

Apr 23

See Something, Say Something: Spreading Encouragement, One Compliment At A Time

*Guest Post by Kelsey Scism of Loving Our Lord A miracle occurred over spring break. We took the kids on an overnight trip to visit some friends (no, that’s not Read more

Apr 21

3 Things We’ve Noticed Since Paying Off Debt

When we decided to minimize, simplify, and downsize to tiny home living a year ago, financial freedom was one of our driving motivators. Ours is a hard-working family who still Read more

Apr 18

Dear Friend I Haven’t Seen In Years, I’m Avoiding You On Purpose

Some people are energized and excited by things like class reunions, rekindling old friendships, or meeting up with someone they haven’t seen in years. That idea is paralyzing to me. Read more

Apr 16

You are Not Alone: Hope for Parenting in Those Unexpected Moments

*Guest Post by Stephanie Thompson *Originally published on Her View From Home Upon giving birth to my first child, I was determined to be “that mom”-the one whose children would Read more

Apr 14

Dear People Who Think I Have It All Together: I’m 110% Faking It

Before having a website where all of my cob-webby places were aired out for anyone on the internet to read, people assumed things about me. Whether their judgments came from Read more

Apr 12

11 Easy Ways to Downsize and Simplify, No Matter What Size Your Home

Downsizing and going tiny isn’t for everyone, but purging your closets and countertops of unwanted and unnecessary stacks of stuff is not only good for your household but great for your Read more

Apr 10

Dear To-Do List-Slow Your Role: Learning To Say No In A Yes-Filled World

Full disclosure, I had a meltdown this weekend…in the car…on the way back from an eight hour road trip. Not my finest moment. Breaks, for teachers and parents, should be Read more

Apr 06

Tourette Syndrome: A 50/50 Chance

*Guest Post by Katie Lemons of Hot and Sour Blog Before I met my husband, I had an inaccurate and incomplete knowledge of what Tourette syndrome was. Like many others, Read more

Mar 31

Life On The Road: How One Minimalist Family Finds Comfort In Tiny Living

Two years ago, while eating ice cream, nursing my newborn daughter, and binge watching episodes of Tiny House Revolution, I had an epiphany. We spent over a year researching tiny living, Read more

Mar 30

Others See Dyslexia; I See An Amazing Kid

*Guest post by Jacqueline Miller *First published on Her View From Home I see your slumped shoulders and head down when you leave school. I see you reciting your presentation from Read more

Mar 29

Dear Fixers, It Doesn’t Always Have To Be You: An Open Letter to Chronic Helpers

It is a gross generality that women are better listeners because men always try to find solutions to problems instead of just listening. Honestly, as a woman who happens to Read more

True Confessions: I'm A Recovering Yelling Mom (And 5 Things I Do To Stay Calm)

Mar 27

True Confessions: I’m A Recovering Yelling Mom (And The 5 Things I Do To Stay Calm)

Sister, step away from the phone. No need to alert CPS just yet. However, I do think that my transparency and vulnerability on a topic that generally remains shame-filled and Read more

Mar 24

Eff You, Pinterest. I’m Not Perfect.

Okay mamas, can we please be honest? I am crafty and I pin the heck out of some cute little treats and DIYs which, like every other normal mom, I Read more

Mar 21

Dear Parent Of A Teen, A Letter From Their High School Teacher

In my ten years in education-from managing group homes for teens in state’s custody to teaching in STEM academies and classrooms for second chance students who were previously expelled or Read more

Mar 18

Dear Friend Still Grieving

Grief is a part of life in that there is no way to avoid it, but still no one seems to know how to address it gracefully. Losing someone you Read more

Mar 17

5 Reasons We Swore We’d Never Homeschool (And 10 Reasons We’d Never Go Back)

5 Reasons We Swore We’d Never Homeschool (And 10 Reasons We’d Never Go Back): As a public school teacher and former manager of a group home for boys in the Read more

Mar 16

Dear Beautiful Mama, An Open Letter From Your Fat Friend

As much as I write for my fellow fluffy mamas, I get criticized by those who either have the unicorn metabolism I love to refer to, or to those moms Read more

Mar 12

Dear Special Needs Mama, You Are Not Alone

Momming is messy and hard no matter who your kids are. Even the most well-behaved and polite child will throw a tantrum eventually. When you parent what I call “extreme Read more